HPU Cultural Enrichment Series Spring 2014

SPRING 2014 John Maxwell

Drumming Up Diversity

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Colin Powell

Martin Luther King, Jr. Speaker: Dr. Eboni Marshall Turman Monday, January 20 at 11:00 am Hayworth Chapel Open to the Public, No Tickets Required

Sechrest Art Gallery: Merry Moor Winnett: A Photographic Personal Perspective

Monday - Thursday from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm (Call 336-841-4685 or 336-803-1815 for more information) Hayworth Fine Arts Center, Sechrest Art Gallery Open to the Public, No Tickets Required January 6 - February 27

Merry Moor Winnett (1951-1994) moved to North Carolina in the late 1970s and quickly established herself as the queen of experimental photography known for infrared, hand painted, toned, stitched, composite-printed images of seemingly endless innovation. She used literature including mythology, science fiction, poetry and popular culture as well as her own life experiences to produce photographic passions. Whimsical and complex images were predominant in her early career while the later years were mixed between the tragedy of cancer and the exuberance of life.

High Point Community Concert: Jane L. Powell, Goddess of Soul Saturday, February 8 at 7:30 pm Hayworth Fine Arts Center, Pauline Theatre Professional Dress Required

Jane L. Powell began her singing career in Roanoke, VA and has since demonstrated her soulful style and remarkable vocal range to audiences throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, and the Caribbean. Ms. Powell brings her own style to a song...be it an original composition, a classic R&B or Blues tune, a Jazz standard, a contemporary dance number, a raw Reggae groove, or a Gospel anthem. Jane quickly captivates any audience with her musical flexibility, open and playful personality, and often spicy and spontaneous sense of humor.

A limited number of complimentary tickets will be available at the Campus Concierge desk for HPU students, faculty, and staff with a valid HPU Passport Card.

This annual service of worship on the High Point University campus celebrates the life and word of the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. It is open to HPU students, faculty, and staff, as well as the greater High Point community, and features noteworthy clergy and scholars from across the country offering messages of hope, inspiration and peace on Martin Luther King Day.

HPU Faculty Recital Tuesday, January 21 at 7:30 pm Hayworth Fine Arts Center, Pauline Theatre Open to the Public, No Tickets Required

This recital will feature the extraordinary talents of the music faculty at HPU. Audience members will be delighted by the rich diversity our music faculty display as they sing and/or play music from nearly all genres.

Greensboro Symphony Friday, January 24 at 7:30 pm Hayworth Fine Arts Center, Pauline Theatre Professional Dress Required Open to the Public

Beethoven’s glorious Violin Concerto didn’t fully reveal its beauties until it found a capable champion four decades after the composer wrote it. Dmitry Sitkovetsky, world renowned conductor and violinist, will conduct and perform this piece with the Greensboro Symphony followed by Sibelius’ richly romantic Fifth Symphony written by Finland’s greatest composer just before his country finally achieved independence and nationhood in 1917.

A limited number of complimentary tickets are available at the Campus Concierge Desk for HPU students, faculty, and staff with a valid HPU Passport Card. A limited number of complimentary tickets are available for the general public by contacting 336-841-9209 or reservations@highpoint.edu.

Faculty Cultural Enrichment Grants ALL CULTURAL ENRICHMENT GRANT EVENTS ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, NO TICKETS REQUIRED

The Faculty Cultural Enrichment Grants assist HPU faculty in planning vibrant, intellectually-stimulating cultural events that feature nationally-renowned academics, artists, and performers. The Grants support programming in all academic disciplines and help introduce students to the best ideas in art, literature, science, philosophy, and business. The theme for this year’s Faculty Cultural Enrichment Grants is Diversity: Living in Community. Diversity is a core value at High Point University, and speaks to academic freedom, inclusivity, and community within and beyond campus.

Phoenix Reading Series: Bill Rasmovicz and Carrie Olivia Adams Thursday, January 30 at 7:00 pm Phillips Hall, Francis Auditorium

Bill Rasmovicz is the author of three books of poems: The World in Place of Itself, winner of the Sheila Margaret Motton Award and Kinereth Gensler Award, Gross Ardor, and Idiopaths. His poems have appeared in Hotel Amerika, Hunger Mountain, Nimrod, Mid-American Review, Third Coast, Gulf Coast, BODY and other publications. He has served as a workshop co-leader and literary excursion leader throughout Switzerland, Italy, Croatia, Slovenia, Germany, England, Wales, and the Czech Republic.

Carrie Olivia Adams is a professional book publicist for the University of Chicago Press and the poetry editor for the indie press Black Ocean. She is the author of two books of poems: Intervening Absence and Forty-One Jane Doe’s, as well as the chapbook, A Useless Window. Her poems and films have appeared in such journals as Cannibal, DIAGRAM, The Laurel Review, Horse Less Review, Slope, H_NGM_N, Poetry Northwest and Thermos, and the films have been screened in galleries in Los Angeles and Chicago.

Choctalking on Other Realities: A Reading by LeAnne Howe Thursday, February 20 at 7:00 pm Phillips Hall, Francis Auditorium

In an event jointly sponsored by the Women’s and Gender Studies Program, the Phoenix Reading Series, and the Cultural Programming Committee, Choctaw writer LeAnne Howe will read from her award-winning fiction and poetry. Her writing will address the historic and contemporary oppression of Native Americans and explore the roles of women in Choctaw culture.

Unraveling Starlight: Margaret Huggins’ Contributions to the Rise of the New Astronomy Tuesday, March 18 at 7:00 pm Phillips Hall, Francis Auditorium

Science historian, Dr. Barbara Becker, will describe the contributions of Margaret Huggins (18481915), a pioneer with her husband William Huggins in the development of astronomical spectroscopy.

New information uncovered in their observatory notebooks and correspondence shows that Margaret was more than an able assistant, amanuensis and illustrator. Her very presence and expertise helped shape the research agenda of the Tulse Hill Observatory.

Phoenix Reading Series: Charmaine Cadeau Thursday, March 20 at 7:00 pm Phillips Hall, Francis Auditorium

Charmaine Cadeau, a High Point University Assistant Professor, is the author of two collections of poetry. Her work has been anthologized and published in a range of journals, including The Malahat, The Fiddlehead, 11 11, Smartish Pace, and The Antigonish Review.

Making the World Safe for Democracy?

Diversity in the First World War Saturday, March 29 at 9:00 am Greek Village Conference Center, Ballroom

When the United States entered World War I, President Woodrow Wilson explained that Americans were fighting to “make the world safe for democracy.” This one-day workshop brings together three of the nation’s leading experts on the war to examine the ways that Wilson’s promise did and did not ring true. The workshop highlights the many ways that matters of race, religion, gender, and ethnic and national interests led European powers to war in 1914, and the ways that these issues shaped the war’s conduct until the guns fell silent in 1918. Co-sponsored by the Society for Military History, the Department of History, and the Women’s and Gender Studies Program.

Fixed by Regan Brashear Tuesday, April 8 at 7:00 pm Extraordinaire Cinema, R.G. Wanek Center

A haunting, subtle, urgent documentary, FIXED questions commonly held beliefs about disability and normalcy by exploring technologies that promise to change our bodies and mind forever. Told primarily through the perspectives of five people with disabilities: a scientist, journalist, community organizer, bionics engineer and exoskeleton test pilot, FIXED takes a close look at the implications of emerging human enhancement technologies for the future of humanity.

A discussion with Producer/Director Regan Brashear will follow the screening of the film.

Phoenix Reading Series: Melanie Rae Thon Thursday, April 17 at 7:00 pm Phillips Hall, Francis Auditorium

Melanie Rae Thon is the author of the novels Sweet Hearts, Meteors in August, and Iona Moon, and the story collections, In This Light, Girls in the Grass, and First, Body. Her prose has long been widely acclaimed for its style. In 2011, she won the Mountains + Plains Independent Booksellers Association Reading the West Book Award for her fourth novel, The Voice of the River. Her short fiction has won numerous awards. Thon has received grants from the National Foundation of the Arts, the Ohio Arts Council, and the Mrs. Giles Whiting Foundation. Thon teaches in the 4th highest ranked PhD program in Creative Writing, which is at the University of Utah, as well as that school’s Environmental Humanities program.

Family Weekend: Patrick Henry Friday, January 31 at 7:00 pm and 8:30 pm Hayworth Fine Arts Center, Pauline Theatre HPU Students and Family Members Only

Patrick Henry brings audiences to their feet with hilarious songs, laugh out loud stories and actionable content that shows people how to become better at what they do. With relatable songs and stories about family, life, and business, Patrick touches audiences on an emotional level. He teaches them how to create an emotional connection with the people they serve because Patrick believes that when you can make people feel, only then are you truly open for business.

For more information and to register, please go to the HPU Family Weekend Website at www.highpoint.edu.

Family Weekend HPU Lecture Series Dr. Donna Scheidt

Dr. Mark Teaford

“Law as Story”

“Out of the mouths of monkeys … come insights into our ancestors”

Friday, January 31 at 3:00 pm Norton Hall, La-Z-Boy Room 101

Understanding law as literature provides insight into how legal rhetoric shapes ideas fundamental to free speech, the death penalty, and search and seizure.

Dr. Brad Barlow

Saturday, February 1 at 10:30 am Norton Hall, La-Z-Boy Room 101 “A Zombie Star Lurking in Our Cosmic Backyard” Type 1A supernovae are some of the largest explosions we know about and are important tools for determining the fate of our universe. These events are consistent with a stellar corpse that comes back to life and explodes after sucking matter off of a nearby companion star. Here he will present the discovery of a pair of objects that will soon become a ‘zombie star’ system and explode as a Type 1A supernova. Surprisingly, this system is located in our Solar neighborhood; when it explodes, its brightness will rival the brightest stellar event in recorded history.

Family Weekend: HPU Winter Choral Concert Saturday, February 1 at 7:30 pm Hayworth Fine Arts Center, Pauline Theatre HPU Students and Family Members Only

The Winter Choral Concert will feature all of our choral ensembles in a wonderful evening of diverse music from around the world. The concert will feature members of Chapel Choir, University Singers, Chamber Singers, and Women’s Choir. It will be an evening that celebrates the rich diversity of musical talent that exists on the HPU campus.

For more information and to register, please go to the HPU Family Weekend website at www.highpoint.edu

Brian Biro

Saturday, February 1 at 1:00 pm Phillips Hall, Francis Auditorium “Breakthrough Leadership” Ultimately, no matter what field High Point students dive into, they will be in the BREAKTHROUGH business! The key to lasting success both personally and professionally is breaking through fears, obstacles, habits, or doubts that hold us back from our true potential. At High Point University, students are encouraged to see themselves as breakthrough leaders! This presentation creates a fresh, new and exciting vision of leadership for life!

Saturday, February 1 at 2:00 pm Phillips Hall, Francis Auditorium

How do we know what our ancestors were eating in the distant past? Their teeth give us crucial clues, but we need information from the present to gain insights into the past. This talk will pull together information from Dr. Teaford’s research on laboratory monkeys, dental patients, and even monkeys in the wild to show some new perspectives on the topic.

Dr. Don Martin

Saturday, February 1 at 3:30 pm Phillips Hall, Francis Auditorium “The Changing Landscape of Public Education” The advent of charter schools, voucher programs, and public school choice have dramatically altered how society views elementary and secondary education in the US. State Legislatures and Governors are allocating public dollars to support private education. Is there a new governance structure that could bring under one umbrella all publicly funded education efforts that would improve the likelihood of increased student performance?

Maybe – this lecture will explore some possibilities.

All Family Weekend Events are for HPU Students and Family Members Only.

For more information and to register, please go to HPU Family Weekend website at www.highpoint.edu.

HPU Dance Concert

Thursday, February 13 - Saturday, February 15 at 7:30 pm

Hayworth Fine Arts Center, Pauline Theatre Open to the Public, No Tickets Required The 3rd annual spring dance concert is a collection of short works choreographed by dance professor Cara Hagan and special guest choreographers, performed by dancers in our growing dance program. The works presented range in style and approach for a fun evening of contemporary dance. Whether you are a seasoned dance enthusiast or a firsttime patron, there is something for everyone to enjoy.

Sechrest Art Gallery: Lost on the Road to Oblivion: The Vanishing Beauty of Coal Country: Carl Galie Photography Monday - Thursday from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm (Call 336-841-4685 or 336-803-1815 for more information) Hayworth Fine Arts Center, Sechrest Art Gallery Open to the Public, No Tickets Required March 10 – April 22

Red Clay Saxophone Quartet Concert

Carl Galie provides his unique visual approach to environmental activism. Through his series of exquisite photographs we have documentation focusing attention on the devastating affect mountaintop removal of coal is having on our nation’s water resources. The emphasis is on the lost beauty rather than devastation.

Friday, February 21 at 7:30 pm Hayworth Fine Arts Center, Pauline Theatre Open to the Public, No Tickets Required

The Red Clay Saxophone Quartet was formed in 2003 in North Carolina when the fates conspired to bring four internationally recognized saxophonists together in Greensboro. The RCSQ, which takes its name from the area’s luscious red soil, is known for its virtuosic playing, championing of new works and its creative interpretations of contemporary repertoire. Recent projects include recordings for Hillary Tann, Burton Beerman and Alejandro Rutty. On this concert the quartet presents a program of some of its favorite music in preparation for a recording project of their own, including works by Russell Peck, Gavin Bryars, Ben Johnston, Burton Beerman, Martin Bresnick and Mark Engebreston.

HPU Chamber Ensembles Concert Monday, February 24 at 7:30 pm

Hayworth Fine Arts Center, Pauline Theatre Open to the Public, No Tickets Required The High Point University Chamber Ensembles will present the Kaleidoscope concert.

This concert will feature various small instrumental ensembles, including the Flute Ensemble, Woodwind Chamber Ensemble, Brass Ensemble, and Chamber Orchestra in a nonstop musical event. In a Kaleidoscope concert, multiple ensembles are positioned throughout the performance hall and perform one after another with little to no break.

The music is varied, the pace of the concert is quick, and the fun doesn’t stop until the final note. Join the HPU Chamber Ensembles for this unique event.

HPU Theatre Presents: Eurydice Thursday, March 13 – Saturday, March 15 and Monday, March 17 – Tuesday, March 18 at 7:30 pm Empty Space Theatre Open to the Public

In Eurydice, celebrated playwright Sarah Ruhl reimagines the classic myth of Orpheus through the eyes of its heroine. Dying too young on her wedding day, Eurydice must journey to the underworld where she reunites with her father and struggles to remember her lost love. With contemporary characters and surprising plot twists, the drama is a fresh look at a timeless love story.

Tickets are available for HPU students, faculty, staff, and the general public by contacting the HPU Box Office at Hayworth Fine Arts Center at 336-841-4673. Students receive one complimentary ticket by showing their valid HPU Passport Card.

HPU Jazz Ensemble Concert Friday, March 14 at 7:30 pm Hayworth Fine Arts Center, Pauline Theatre Open to the Public, No Tickets Required High Point University will celebrate its talented students and faculty by hosting an evening of music at the Jazz Ensemble Concert, directed by Dr. Robert Faub.

HPU Percussion Ensembles Concert Saturday, March 22 at 7:30 pm Hayworth Fine Arts Center, Pauline Theatre Open to the Public, No Tickets Required

Join the HPU Percussion Ensemble for an evening of exciting music, directed by world-renowned percussionist and composer Dr. Nathan Daughtrey.

A Celebration of Charles Strouse Tuesday, March 25 at 7:30 pm

Hayworth Fine Arts Center, Pauline Theatre Open to the Public

John Maxwell

Wednesday, March 19 at 7:00 pm Hayworth Fine Arts Center, Pauline Theatre Open to the Public John C. Maxwell is an internationally renowned leadership expert, coach, and author with more than 22 million books sold. Dr. Maxwell founded the John Maxwell Company and EQUIP, organizations that have trained more than 5 million leaders in 185 countries. Every year he speaks to Fortune 500 and 100 companies, international government leaders, and organizations such as the United States Military Academy at West Point, the NFL, and the United Nations. A New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Business Week best-selling author, Maxwell’s The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership has sold more than 2 million copies. Developing the Leader Within You and The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader have each sold more than 1 million copies. You can follow him on Twitter @JohnCMaxwell and read his blog at JohnMaxwell.com.

A limited number of complimentary tickets are available at the Campus Concierge Desk for HPU students, faculty, and staff with a valid HPU Passport Card. A limited number of complimentary tickets are available for the general public by contacting 336-841-9209 or reservations@highpoint.edu.

High Point University is pleased to host Broadway legend Charles Strouse, one of the most successful musical theatre composers in history. Best known for cherished classics Annie and Bye Bye Birdie, the music of Charles Strouse has touched the life of almost every American in the last half century. This special evening will include personal stories, tributes, and musical theatre scenes performed by HPU students, in celebration of his life and career. Â A limited number of complimentary tickets will be available at the Campus Concierge desk for HPU students, faculty, and staff with a valid HPU Passport Card. A limited number of complimentary tickets will be available for the general public by contacting 336-841-9209 or reservations@highpoint.edu.

HPU Spring Band Concert Friday, March 28 at 7:30 pm Hayworth Fine Arts Center, Pauline Theatre Open to the Public, No Tickets Required

Join the HPU Symphonic Band as they present their Spring Band Concert. The concert will feature a mixture of serious band literature and pops selections. Our advanced instrumentalists will be featured on this concert, as well as faculty soloists.

HPU Spring Choral Concert

Anita Sarkeesian and Tropes v.

Women in Video Games

Tuesday, April 15 at 7:30 pm

Hayworth Fine Arts Center, Pauline Theatre Open to the Public

Thursday, April 3 at 7:00 pm

Phillips Hall, Francis Auditorium Open to the Public, No Tickets Required

The annual Spring Choral Concert will feature the University Singers, Chapel Choir, Chamber Singers, and Women’s Choir along with the newly formed HPU Community Orchestra, made up of students, faculty, and community players. Under the direction of Dr. Marc Foster, chair of Department of Music and Director of Choral Activities, the combined choirs and HPU Community Orchestra will perform, for the first time together, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s monumental Requiem, composed in Vienna in 1791.

Anita Sarkeesian is a media critic and the creator of Feminist Frequency, a video Web series that explores the representations of women in pop culture narratives. Sarkeesian’s talk, which is co-hosted by Women’s and Gender Studies and the Department of Communication, will discuss the creation of her popular video blog and her series focused on gender and video games.

Sarkeesian will also speak about her successful Kickstarter campaign and how her work has sparked a dialogue on online sexual harassment and the nature of online communities.

A limited number of complimentary tickets will be available at the Campus Concierge desk for HPU students, faculty, and staff with a valid HPU Passport Card. A limited number of complimentary tickets will be available by contacting 336-841-9209 or reservations@highpoint.edu.

High Point Community Concert: Concert Pianist: Kent Lyman Thursday, April 17 at 7:30 pm

Hayworth Fine Arts Center, Pauline Theatre Professional Dress Required

HPU Theatre Presents: The Winter’s Tale

Thursday through Saturday, April 10 - 12 at 7:30 pm and Sunday, April 13 at 2:00 pm

Hayworth Fine Arts Center, Pauline Theatre Open to the Public

Kent Lyman is a Steinway Artist, and has distinguished himself as a soloist and chamber musician throughout much of the United States, in South Korea, China, and in Brazil. He has performed and/or lectured in many venues, including the Piccolo Spoleto Festival in Charleston, South Carolina, the National Conference of the Sonneck Society for American Music in Worcester, Massachusetts, the Hawaii International Conference on Arts and Humanities in Honolulu, and many more. He has appeared with a number of orchestras and is currently the Professor of Music and Coordinator of Piano Studies at Meredith College in Raleigh, North Carolina.

A limited number of complimentary tickets will be available at the Campus Concierge desk for HPU students, faculty, and staff with a valid HPU Passport Card.

Tragic, romantic, hilarious, and uplifting, this genre-bending masterpiece is one of Shakespeare’s most elegant and haunting plays. This beautiful, music-filled, and magical classic celebrates redemption, reconciliation, and the mending of broken hearts. Princes and princesses, disguised identities, jealous kings, oracles, pickpockets, and one ravenous bear— if you haven’t seen The Winter’s Tale before, don’t miss this opportunity!

Arbor Day

Tickets are available for HPU students, faculty, staff, and the general public by contacting the HPU Box Office at Hayworth Fine Arts Center at 336-841-4673. Students receive one complimentary ticket by showing their valid HPU Passport Card.

The annual Arbor Day event will feature various speakers including HPU First Lady Mariana Qubein, who has spearheaded the transformation of the campus Arboretum and Botanical Gardens and Jon Roethling, curator of the grounds.

Thursday, April 24 at 4:00 pm

David R. Hayworth Park, Hoffman Amphitheatre Open to the Public, No Tickets Required

COMMENCEMENT Saturday, May 3, 2014

General Colin L. Powell, former Secretary of State, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and National Security Advisor, will serve as the commencement speaker on Saturday, May 3, 2014.

For more than 50 years, Powell has devoted his life to public service and has held senior military and diplomatic positions across four presidential administrations.

From 1987-1989, Powell served as President Ronald Reagan’s National Security Advisor. He served from 1989-1993 as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff for both President George H.W. Bush and President Bill Clinton. He was not only the youngest officer and first ROTC graduate to ever serve in the position, but also was the first African-American to do so. Under President George W. Bush, Powell was appointed the 65th Secretary of State. He led the State Department in major efforts to address and solve conflicts in the Middle East, Sudan, Congo and Liberia, in the Balkans, Cyprus, Haiti, Northern Ireland, Afghanistan and Iraq, and elsewhere.

HPU’s past commencement speakers have included former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, Her Majesty Queen Noor of Jordan, Dr. Bill Cosby, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, Astronaut Dr. Buzz Aldrin, CEO of The Coca-Cola Company Muhtar Kent, Co-Founder of Apple Computer, Inc. Steve Wozniak and former First Lady Laura W. Bush.

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